Over the past four years, the number of labour contracts concluded in Azerbaijan has increased by 30 per cent, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Sahil Babayev said at the Azerbaijan Career Development Forum, AzVision.az reports.
Babayev stated that the policy pursued by the Azerbaijani government is aimed at increasing the welfare of citizens, which is associated with employment.
The minister noted that thanks to the reforms carried out in Azerbaijan over the past four years, the number of concluded labour contracts increased by 30 per cent, which means the employment of about 400,000 people.
"Some 75 per cent of this falls on the private sector, these are new jobs. Over the past four years, wages in the country have grown by 92 per cent, the minimum wage has doubled, the average wage - by 40 per cent," Babayev said.
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